席卷

xíjuǎn

roll up like a mat; carry everything with one; take away everything, sweep across; engulf

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sweep; sweep across; take away everything

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sweep

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xí juǎn

v. engulf, sweep, carry away everything

xíjuǎn

v. sweep

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xi2 juan3

to engulf, to sweep, to carry away everything

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席卷

xí juǎn

（像卷席子一样把东西卷进去） roll up like a mat; carry everything with one; take away everything:

席卷而逃 make off with everything that one can lay hands on; abscond lock, stock and barrel

（全部卷进去; 横卷） sweep across; engulf:

经济危机席卷了整个资本主义世界。 An economic crisis engulfed the entire capitalist world.

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席捲|席卷 [xí juǎn] ► to engulf ► to sweep ► to carry away everything